[Music Video] Sky Ferreira – “Red Lips”

After ditching dance music and going through a reinvention of sorts, blog favorite Sky Ferreira is back with a new sound and a new single “Red Lips”. And when I say ‘new sound’, I actually mean old sound, since “Red Lips” is basically just an old Garbage b-side, and not a very good one at that.

Not entirely shocking, since the Greg Kurstin-produced cut was co-written by none other than Shirley Manson. But why listen to Sky doing Garbage when I can just listen to Garbage doing Garbage?

The music video is a little more interesting. Directed by notorious fashion photog Terry Richardson, the clip sees a scantily-clad Sky covering herself in red lippie while a tarantula crawls all over her bangin’ bod. It’s pretty cool. Too bad about the song.

Check it out below.

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  • http://twitter.com/thsbtch_ andrew

    disappointing :/ shoulda came out with lost in my bedroom. that song is the shit and suits her as an artist better i think

  • Kokokaykay

    This is like the result of Christina Aguilera burping through red lips. 

  • Andi

    I don’t mind her going in this direction artistically and sonically, but I agree with you about the song; it’s nothing special and definitely no where near as good as her past work. I will say that her voice suits this type of music very well. Let’s hope “Red Lips” is just a hiccup in what should be a great debut album.

  • KingBeaArthur

    LOL what the hell is she doing? I’d definitely rather listen to Garbage doing Garbage then this. Try again, Sky.

  • http://www.twitter.com/tonybrabander Tony Brabander

    Minus Obsession her past work was great and this song just loses everything that was great about her.

    She should carry on modelling, write for other people and release music independently. 

    If One didn’t chart in the Top 40, this certainly won’t!

  • http://davidsask.wordpress.com/ David

    I don’t mind this at all, why all the shade?!

  • Popblock

    I agree! Though I’m just happy she’s released something tbh. It’s usually all talk and no deliver from her. 

  • SerferTJ

    So…..she’s basically Taylor Momsen now, except not interesting at all.
    After all this time, that’s the best you got????
     
    …I’mma need you to take several seats Sky, and look at finishing some college applications…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Trevor-Szuba-Schneider/100000290157462 Trevor Szuba-Schneider

    video = amazing

    the production is not really my thing and i liked her electro sound a lot more (i’m sure a lot of us do) but i can tell she likes this new sound and it shows.  it fits her persona and general attitude really well.

    i concur with this new road she has begun to travel.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=671279196 José Francisco Morales

    Shame on Terry Richardson for doing a copy of David’s LaChapelle’s video for MAC with Amanda Lepore… 
    I like the song though…

  • http://twitter.com/ericyumyum ericyumyum

    “Lost In My Bedroom” was an amazing leak.. and I expected her to come out with songs like that.. and more pop stuff (Even tho she said she’s done with the pop sound). But this mess.. I can’t. the video.. just stop

  • lalaland

    fuck ya! still jamming to Obsession these days. that one is just flop-tastic.. dammit!

  • Kevin

    This reminds me  of Garbage crossed with Fiona Apple! This a 360 from her pop songs she use to do! I hope her album actually gets released and she finds some success with it.

  • Kevin

    Stop hating! the pop stuff was forced on her ,this suits her way better.

  • Kevin

    Why don’t try and put out music?! It sounds perfectly good to me!

  • Blah

    it’s not the first single, she said it herself.

  • MitchellGarcia

     Sir Amanda Lepore’s MAC commercial was nothing but a copy of the scene in ‘Wild At Heart,’ which was nothing but a copy of ______, who copied _______, etc.

    Basically, nothing is original. Sky is doing her own thing, let her do it. She’s probably the only person right now who can bring back ‘garbage b-sides’ on the radio and I really need her to succeed, lol. these Party Rock Anthem rehashes are making me queasy,

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1127181558 Andrés Felipe Rodríguez

    DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!! I really enjoy that porn…have really cool music on the background, was it Garbage? not? just a B-side singed by someone else? hmmmm…was good anyway.

  • Carlos

    yeah, first “Obsession” was forced on her, now the whole electropop thing. I love her music, but by next time (if this flops) she’ll have a RnB record and say this one was because everybody was telling her to do so because reasons.

  • KingBeaArthur

    Ok…

    I was turned off by the video vs. the song itself. The song isn’t bad (which I never actually said it was) but I’d much rather just listen to Garbage instead of someone else doing their best version of a song that sounds like Garbage! 

    So, I’m not really understanding why you’re puffing your chest up at me.